The Lidl charger can charge 9V as well as AAA to D cells.

The Duracell Ultra Power is the worst value for money alkaline battery we tested.

The Poundland Duracell (genuine Duracell) performed poorly (they are sold in twin packs for £1), and you would be better off with the Kodak Xtralife that Poundland also sell in 6 packs.

review here

http://www.batteryshowdown.com/results-hi.html

these are £3.99 @ poundstretcher :smiley:

With all the various electronic items requiring batteries, rechargeable batteries are the way to go. Yes, they may cost £10 for a pack of 4 (depending where you buy) but in the long term they are way cheaper than buying all those alkaline equivalents.

Whilst duracell are bad for leakage, last time I had a leakage, I had some success with calling them. One AA battery leaked (but didn't do any damage), called P&G and they sent me a £5 Duracell voucher. I also know of a good friend who called them when a battery leaked into children's toy, ruining it. P&G replaced the toy with no hassle. Not sure if other companies would do the same?

I thought this was a decent alternative..
20 AA and 20 AAA for £10.34
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00UNJCWQ8/ref=s9_dcbhz_bw_d0_g421_i1_sh

Rechargeables outperform alkaline in high drain applications.

For those with Amazon Prime, and who specifically want Duracells (Plus Power - rated quite well in previously cited charts), Amazon have 36 for £12

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duracell-MN1500-Plus-Power-Batteries--Pack/dp/B004NT4GPO/

£2.79 for 8 in Home Bargains.

The simply duracell one's for £3 are crap bought two packs not lasting very long must be duds

savers are doing a 48 pk duracell for 8.99

savers are doing a 48 pk duracell for 8.99

got 18 AA Duracells today for £4.79 at 99p stores. They did say there was 20% off, whether that was a today promotion only I dont know..

Oh and these are the same price @ B&Q...

Poundland are doing a 12 pack of simply Duracell for £3 after a £1 spend...

More so considering they aren't even cheap!

IKEA batteries are very good (see graphs above) and are an amazing price: packs of 10 for a little over a quid.. Must be best value out there.

How has this deal got positive ? People have obviously been taken in by the expensive marketing hype that is added to the price of these average performance batteries. I have also found Duracells one of the worst for leakage.

you can get Duracell Industrial (was Procell) for around 24p a battery if buying in bulk, no difference from the retail packs ebay 181763855200

but buying rechargeables will work out even cheaper

those graphs are from here ->http://www.batteryshowdown.com/
in case anybody was wondering.

you have been brainwashed into thinking duracell batteries are better than other alkaline batteries.
you should be paying a pound for 4 to 6 alkaline battieres,
i.e. homebargains, ikea, b and m , poundland etc.
proctor and gamble is not your friend

and here are these yet again

Savers in Darlington have 12 packs of AAA for £3.99

Rechargeables for the win.

If anyone here live in Derby you can get 12PK AA Energizers for £2.60 from IC Discounts. Expiry date of 2023.

pound land batteries are no good, they don't last

£3 in poundland if you spend £1

Same pack for £3 in poundland currently, bought some today

Screw fix are doing a 24 pack for £9.99

those kodaks are good actually - last ages in my wireless keyboard. need to stock up tomorrow.

Ah...someone who believes in 'marketing' eh? You obviously don't get on here very often.

They are in tests.

cant imagine these been nowhere near as good as duracell

http://www.poundland.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/batteries/kodak-aa-alkaline-batteries-6-pack

17p each!